The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

A 55 year old lady underwent a left sided radical mastectomy and axillary clearance for breast cancer (without reconstruction). After the operation she was found to have a winging scapula. She is otherwise well. What is the most likely cause of this?

Please select one of the following:

Patient has suffered a TIA
Damage to the thoracodorsal nerve during the surgery
Damage to the long thoracic nerve during the surgery
Damage to the serratus anterior muscle during the surgery
Dislocated scapula

Question By Mr. Kasun Wanigasooriya MBCHB, MRCS.